Example sentences of "[noun sg] mark the first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The deal marks the first time a Test match will be shown live , in full , from the sub-continent . |
| 2 | Navratilova 's exit marked the first time no American woman had reached the quarter-finals of the US Open since women began playing in the tournament in 1887 . |
| 3 | However , Saturday 's setback at Celtic Park marked the first time in a year Goram had been in a losing Rangers team ( he was injured when Dundee won at Dens Park in August ) , and the assured nature of his performances at domestic , European and international level have helped gather an army of voters who could make the goalkeeper the first since Hamish McAlpine ( in 1985 ) to win the Scottish Football Writers ' Association Player of the Year award . |
| 4 | All major opposition parties voted for the bills , whose adoption marked the first time since 1945 that an opposition bill had been passed in the Upper House . |
| 5 | The agreement marks the first time Nato has taken on a mission beyond its borders since the alliance was founded in 1949 . |